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A FLUTE FESTIVAL
Sunday, April 26, 2015, 3:00 p.m.
Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall
Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
FLUTE CHORALE
Lenee Stevens, Music Director
HAROLD WALTERS Instant Concert
arr. Monty Adams
CATHERINE MCMICHAEL A Gaelic Offering
Rose Cottage
MATT DORAN Variations and Scherzo
FRANÇOIS GOSSEC Tambourin
Margaret Koprek, flute
Winner, 2015 Flute Chorale Concerto Competition
KEITH AMOS Animal Friends
I. Gerbils
II. Goldfish
III. Tortoises
IV. Cats
CHAMBER FLUTE ENSEMBLE
Lenee Stevens, Music Director
W. A. MOZART Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551, “Jupiter”
arr. Paige Long I. Allegro vivace
MATT DORAN Flute Septet
II. Allegro moderato
IV. Allegro giusto
Z. RANDALL STROOPE There is No Rose
arr. Phyllis Louke
CÉCILE CHAMINADE Concertino pour Flûte, op.107
arr. Lenee Stevens Nicolas Quero, flute
Winner, 2015 Chamber Flute Ensemble
Concerto Competition
CATHERINE MCMICHAEL A Gaelic Offering
The Doubtful Wife
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L E N E E S T E V E N S | M U S I C D I R E C TO R
Ms. Stevens, a private woodwind teacher with students in the
Burlington area, served as a high school and elementary school band
director for 25 years in Waterford, Burlington and Kenosha. She is
currently the Assistant Conductor of the Burlington Kiwanis Civic
Band, and for more than 20 years, she has been a faculty member of
the UW-Whitewater annual Summer Flute Camp. She has also judged
flute events at a number of state and district solo and ensemble
festivals. Ms. Stevens has been active as a flute clinician and guest conductor and has
conducted the National High School Flute Choir at the National Flute Association
Convention and conducted a flute choir reading session in Florida. Ms. Stevens has
performed as a flutist with the Kenosha, Racine and Beloit/Janesville Symphony
Orchestras, as well as the Kenosha Pops Concert Band and Holton-Elkhorn Band. She has
also performed twice at the National Flute Association Annual Conference.
For Ms. Stevens’ full biography, please visit www.myso.org.
M ARGARET KOPREK , FLUTE
2015 Flute Chorale Concerto Competition Winner Margaret Koprek is
the first musician in her family and has been playing flute for 3 ½
years. She is an eighth grader at Kennedy Middle School in
Germantown, where she is a member of the concert band. Margaret
greatly enjoyed participating in the 2014 UW-Milwaukee Middle
School Honors Band, earning first chair; she has also been nominated
to audition for the State Middle School Honors Band. She had the
opportunity to learn about a different style of music as a member of the New Orleans
Jazz Stompers at MYSO this past summer, which she really enjoyed. Margaret attributes
much of her musical growth to her private lesson teacher, Carol Meves. She has recently
begun taking piano lessons and is trying her hand at writing music. Outside of music,
Margaret enjoys playing soccer and skiing – and she values time spent with her family.
N I C O L A S Q U E R O, F L U T E
Nicolas Quero, 14, has been playing the flute for three years. He
started taking flute lessons in his school band program in fifth grade,
but took a year off to explore other instruments. He pursued the flute
once again a year later and began lessons with Lauren Moldenhauer.
In 2014, Nick was accepted to the Interlochen Arts Camp
Intermediate Wind Ensemble. The music camp was an extremely
rewarding experience which solidified his decision to continue
playing the flute. Nicolas has been accepted into the Interlochen Arts Academy boarding
high school as a freshman for the fall of 2015. Nicolas joined MYSO in the fall of 2014, and
is a member of the Wind Ensemble and Chamber Flute Ensemble. He is looking forward
to returning to the Interlochen Arts Camp this summer as a participant in the
Intermediate Wind Ensemble and Intermediate Symphony Orchestra.
A Flute Festival
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FLUTE CHOR ALE
FIRST FLUTE
Marcus Anderson, Concertmaster
Nicole Parmenter, Assistant
Concertmistress
Jami Balicki
Ishan Raikar
Amy Kim
Jenna Krakauer
Beatrice Mohler
SECOND FLUTE
Rachel Andersen, Principal
Madeline Labott, Assistant Principal
Heaven Kim
Eunice Kim
Sophia Dekker
Julia Mayer
Neha Kurpad
THIRD FLUTE
Margaret Koprek, Principal
Isabella Lambert, Assistant Principal
Hope Alberte
Kiara Menzia
Smrithi Chanjeevaram
Bravo!
We are so proud of you,
alyssa koloske!
Love,
Mom and Dad
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FOURTH FLUTE
Mackaelyn Wagoner, Principal
Gavin Coleman, Assistant Principal
Hope Kim
Elisa Goodman
Olivia Costa
Megan Bradin
Abigail Stetter
PICCOLO
Jami Balicki
Madeline Labott
ALTO FLUTE
Isabella Lambert
Mackaelyn Wagoner
BASS FLUTE
Marcus Anderson
Mag gie,
We couldn’t be any prouder!
Mom & Dad, Papa & Anna
CHA MBER FLUTE ENSEMBLE
FIRST FLUTE
Peyton Sandri, Co-Concertmistress
Kirsten Meier, Co-Concertmistress
Gayathri Shankar
Nicolas Quero
Andrea Martin
Alyssa Koloske
Mackaelyn Wagoner
FOURTH FLUTE
Kelly Kitzinger, Principal
Esther Lee
Katie Myczek
Hope Alberte
Jillian Herlinger
Sara Nocton
Jenna Krakauer
SECOND FLUTE
Sally Fahr, Principal
Lauren Lenz, Assistant Principal
Mariah Honeck
Kaitlin Roberson
Margaret Koprek
Kelly Whittle
Maggie Zhong
PICCOLO
Sally Fahr
THIRD FLUTE
Julia Rasch, Principal
Nicole Odegard, Assistant Principal
Mara Matovich
Makenzie Christenson
Kathryn Laverack
Brynn Flannery
Eunah Cha
Isabella Lambert
BRAVO!
We are so proud of you,
Megan!
Love,
Mom, Dad, Sam, Sarah, Gram and Pop
ALTO FLUTE
Serena Hitzelberger
Marcus Anderson
BASS FLUTE
Zoe Westfahl
Lucas Wichmann
Bravo,
Sophia
Dekker!
We are so proud of you! You’re
a Shining Star! Keep Playing!
Love, Mom and Dad
A Flute Festival
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FANFARE AND FINALE
Sunday, May 3, 2015, 6:00 p.m.
Uihlein Hall, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
SENIOR SYMPHONY BRASS CHOIR
Donald Sipe, Director
JOHN WILLIAMS Olympic Fanfare
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Rhosymedre: Prelude on
a Welsh Hymn Tune
Presentation of Dean Potokar Awards
Presentation of Margarete Harvey Scholarships
METROPOLITAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Carter Simmons, Music Director
JEREMY REUTEBUCH Mountain Winds
Fellow, John Downey Creation Project World Premiere
Ron Foster, Supervising Composer
SAMUEL BARBER Concerto for Violin, Op. 14
I. Allegro
Daniel Kim, violin
Winner, 2015 Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Concerto Competition
Recognition of MYSO’s 2015 Graduating Seniors
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 2 in G, “A London Symphony”
I. Lento
II. Scherzo
IV. Finale
Presentation of Carrie Rondeau Memorial Scholarship
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SENIOR SYMPHONY
Margery Deutsch, Music Director
Shelby Keith Dixon, Associate Conductor
LEONARD BERNSTEIN Overture to “Candide”
Mr. Dixon
ARAM KHACHATURIAN Adagio from “Spartacus and Phrygia”
Ms. Deutsch
JOHANNES BRAHMS Violin Concerto, Op. 77
I. Allegro non troppo
Julian Rhee, violin
Winner, 2015 Senior Symphony Concerto Competition
and Carrie Rondeau Memorial Scholarship
Ms. Deutsch
Recognition of MYSO’s 2015 Graduating Seniors
ARTURO MÁRQUEZ Danzón No. 2
Ms. Deutsch
C A R R I E R O N D E AU M E M O R I A L S C H O L A R S H I P
We are pleased again this season to present the Carrie Rondeau Memorial Concerto
Scholarship. This award goes to the winner of the Senior Symphony Concerto
Competition, involving many of the finest young musicians in southeastern Wisconsin.
As a result of generous contributions from her family and friends, this scholarship was
established to memorialize Carrie and to provide support for the musical excellence she
so admired and exemplified. Continued support from family and friends has perpetuated
this memorial.
Congratulations,
Katie Keller!
We’re so proud of you!
Love, Mom & Dad
BRAVO, TANELS!
God blesses us with twins
who play violins. then 5
years ago we were blessed
with myso! thanks for the
memories!
love,
mom and dad
Fanfare and Finale
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D O N A L D S I P E | D I R E C TO R
Donald Sipe is a professional trumpet player, educator and business
consultant. He is a member of Present Music, the Milwaukee Brass
Quintet, and Stained Glass Brass. Articulation is his blog about music
and related topics. He also founded Omicron Artist Management, Inc.
and is active as a producer and arranger with several CDs currently
available at sonatabop.com.
C A R T E R S I M M O N S | A R T I S T I C D I R E C TO R
Carter Simmons is the first artistic director appointed by Milwaukee
Youth Symphony Orchestra during its long and successful history.
Named Distinguished Citizen-Professional in the Arts by the Civic
Music Association, Mr. Simmons was honored by the Milwaukee
Symphony Orchestra for “distinguished contributions to music
education in Wisconsin.” During his association with Milwaukee Youth
Symphony Orchestra (MYSO), the organization has grown to serve
more than 1,000 young musicians, rising to national prominence and
receiving numerous awards for excellence.
Mr. Simmons is Music Director of the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and Chamber
Orchestra. His programming for both is guided by the confidence that MYSO musicians
rise to challenges and that each musician should experience the finest composers’ work
and the highest form of music making. With MYSO, he has conducted concerts regionally,
across China, in Beijing’s Forbidden City and in Chicago’s Orchestra Hall. He has
accompanied the orchestra for its performances in New York’s Carnegie Hall, Valencia’s
Palau de la Musica and Vienna’s Musikverein, home of the Vienna Philharmonic, where
the orchestra will return this summer.
Mr. Simmons’ training includes participation at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, the
Eastern Music Festival, and lessons at the Tanglewood Music Center. A finalist of the
National Conducting Institute of the National Symphony Orchestra under then Music
Director Leonard Slatkin, he also participated in seminars of the League of American
Orchestras conducting the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and masterclasses conducting
Eastman’s Wind Ensemble. His degrees are in horn and vocal performance from the
University of North Carolina at Greensboro and conducting from the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He was the first undergraduate to conduct the renowned UNCG
Wind Ensemble before moving to Milwaukee where he was Assistant Conductor of the
UWM Youth Wind Ensemble. He is indebted to his teachers Dr. John Locke, Robert Gutter,
Larry Rachleff, and Thomas L. Dvorak while attending classes of Elizabeth A. H. Green,
John Downey, Leon Fleischer, Gustav Meier and Frederick Fennell, among others.
An active conductor, Mr. Simmons has been invited to work with many of the region’s
orchestras including the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Starry Nights Orchestra
featuring artists of Milwaukee’s Florentine Opera, and most recently, the Wisconsin
Philharmonic.
For Mr. Simmons’ full biography, please visit www.myso.org.
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J E R E M Y R E U T E B U C H , J O H N D OW N E Y F E L L OW
Jeremy Reutebuch, 15, began his musical journey at age two with the
violin and then moved from the violin to the trumpet and cello. He
discovered his true love, percussion, at age 8, when he met his first
drum set. Jeremy is celebrating his sixth year of studies with Professor
Tobie Wilkinson from University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and his
fourth year with MYSO. Jeremy enjoys and performs in jazz/orchestral
percussion. As of late, he has been studying composition and spends
much of his free time composing. He was honored to be selected for the John Downey
Creation Project, which has continued to feed his composition interests. Jeremy has
performed for university organizations, senior centers, civic groups, banquets, and has
recorded with American folk artist Kaia Fowler. He will be traveling to Europe (Vienna and
Budapest) this summer to perform with MYSO’s Senior Symphony. At home on the stage,
Jeremy’s greatest joy comes from performing for friends and family.
“Mountain Winds” was inspired by the chilling yet beautiful starry nights in the Rocky
Mountains. The initial idea for the piece came to Jeremy while backpacking in Colorado
with his father. It uses pure orchestral sounds to paint for the listener a picture of the
shooting stars in the freezing night breeze. This fragile and gorgeous piece layered with
brass, woodwind, and percussion also features piano and harp. Please enjoy “Mountain
Winds.”
DA N I E L K I M , V I O L I N
Daniel Kim is a sophomore at Homestead High School, and has been
a member of MYSO since 2012. He has participated in MYSO’s
Davidson Chamber Ensemble Program for the last two years. Daniel
began his violin studies at age four with Young-Ok Choi, Jin-Won Lee,
and Darcy Drexler. Now he studies violin with Prof. Jun Kim of the
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. In addition to violin, Daniel
studied clarinet with Sungil Jang while an elementary school student.
Daniel’s musical inspiration comes from his father, who enjoys singing as a tenor and a
leader in a choir at the family’s Catholic church. From his early childhood, Daniel often
traveled to famous composer’s birth places in Europe with his parents. One of the most
unforgettable trips was a music festival at Salzburg, Austria, when he was eleven years
old.
Before becoming a member of MYSO, Daniel was a concertmaster of the Nowon Youth
Chamber Orchestra in South Korea. He played a Haydn violin concerto as a soloist with
this orchestra at age eleven. After becoming a MYSO member, he demonstrated great
musical achievement. He was a winner of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s “Bach
Double” Violin Competition in 2013, and performed the first movement of the Bach
Double Violin Concerto with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. He was a runner-up in
Philharmonia’s 2014 Concerto Competition, and, in 2014, received an Honorable Mention
in the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Auditions. Daniel was selected for
and participated in the WSMA High School State Honors Orchestra in 2014 and has been
named a WSMA Exemplary Violin Soloist since the eighth grade.
In his free time, Daniel loves to listen to classical music as well as play tennis. He attends
Taekwondo class twice a week, and his current goal is to take the test for Black Belt this
summer.
Fanfare and Finale
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S H E L B Y K E I T H D I X O N | A S S O C I AT E C O N D U C TO R
Mr. Dixon has been a MYSO conductor since 1984 and Senior
Symphony Associate Conductor since 1988. He is the retired Director
of Orchestras and Chairman of Fine Arts at Homestead High School in
Mequon. Prior to his tenure with the Mequon-Thiensville School
District in 1975, he served as Choral Director at Deerfield (IL) High
School. For six years, he was Assistant Professor of Music at Alverno
College in Milwaukee, where he taught the History and Literature of
Music and was Musical Director of Theatre Alverno.
Mr. Dixon has extensive background in brasses, keyboard and strings. He has served as
Music Director of Milwaukee Players at the Pabst Theatre, Conductor with the Sullivan
Chamber Ensemble Orchestra, Musical Assistant with Milwaukee’s Music Under the Stars,
Assistant Conductor of the Northwestern University Chapel Choir and Interim Music
Director of the Elgin (IL) Youth Symphony Orchestras.
He holds both the Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music degrees in
the History and Literature of Music from Northwestern University, where he was
a conducting student of the late John Phillip Paynter. He has taught on the music
education faculty of Concordia University-Wisconsin, supervises student teachers in
music education, and has served on the Board of Directors for the Milwaukee Civic Music
Association and Gathering on the Green.
For Mr. Dixon’s full biography, please visit www.myso.org.
“Music is a form of language which
reaches every human being. It needs
little or no translation.” -Bramwell Tovey
David,
Bravo!
LYIMH
Mom, Dad, Michael
Bravo!
Lindsey Frisch, you are
our musical genius.
We are so proud of you!
Love,
Mom, Dad, Joe, Ian, and Sophia. Buk!
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Ben Karbowski
You never cease to amaze and inspire us!
Congratulations on a stellar MYSO career!
Love,
Your Family and Friends
Isaiah 40:28-31
Carley Brenner,
You are amazing! We love you to
the moon and back!
Forever proud,
Mom, Dad, and Ben
M A R G E R Y D E U T S C H | M U S I C D I R E C TO R
Margery Deutsch has been the conductor and Music Director of
MYSO’s Senior Symphony since 1987. Under her direction, the Senior
Symphony toured China in 2007, and in 2012, she led the Senior
Symphony on a ten-day tour of Vienna and Prague where they were
chosen to perform on the Gala Winners’ Concert as part of the 2012
Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival. Past tours
include concerts in Austria, France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Canada
(Quebec and British Columbia), Scotland, Carnegie Hall and the National Youth Orchestra
Festival in Sarasota, Florida.
Professor Emeritus Deutsch served as Director of Orchestras and Professor of Conducting
at UW-Milwaukee from 1984 until 2012 and received the UWM Undergraduate Teaching
Award in 1990. She is currently the music director of UWM’s University Community
Orchestra, an ensemble of over 120 musicians ranging in age from 12 to 99, comprised of
college, high school, and middle school students and community members.
Prior to arriving in Milwaukee she was the Music Director of the Shreveport (LA)
Symphony. She has worked with many professional orchestras including the Women’s
Philharmonic (CA), Charleston Symphony, South Dakota Symphony, and Dayton
Philharmonic and has guest conducted numerous choirs in the Milwaukee area. She has
been a frequent guest conductor for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s Youth Concert
Series and is in demand for all-state and district orchestra festivals throughout the
country. She has studied at Aspen, Tanglewood, and the prestigious Academia Chigiana
in Siena, Italy and has worked with Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, Colin Davis, Thomas
Briccetti, Sergiu Comissiona, Samuel Baron and Jan DeGaetani. She holds a Master’s
of Music in orchestral conducting, a Master’s degree in musicology and a Bachelor of
Arts degree in flute and vocal performance. She has served four terms on the Board of
Directors of the League of American Orchestras’ Youth Orchestra Division.
For Ms. Deutsch’s full biography, please visit www.myso.org.
CONGRATULATIONS
Brava!
Emma Eisman Soldon
We are so proud of you,
on your virtuoso performances!
Candace!
Love, Mom, Dad, Mimi, Grandma & Grandpa
Love,
Mom and Dad
Fanfare and Finale
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JULIAN RHEE, VIOLIN
Julian Rhee, 14, is the youngest member of the Senior Symphony and
the winner of the 2015 Senior Symphony Concerto Competition. He
was one of only three American violinists to advance to the semifinals of the prestigious 2015 Johansen International Competition for
Young String Players. Julian was also recently awarded first place in
the Madison Symphony Bolz Young Artist Competition, which was
televised on Wisconsin Public Television. As a winner of the 2015
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Auditions, he will appear as a featured
soloist in the Stars of Tomorrow Concert with the MSO. Also, Julian was recently named
winner of the 2015 Concord Chamber Orchestra Concerto Competition.
Other recent accomplishments include: senior and intermediate division winner of the
2015 Society of American Musicians; winner of the 2015 Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra
Young Artist Concerto Competition, for which he will appear as a soloist at the Concerts
on the Square on June 24; winner of the State and Midwest divisions, advancing
to Nationals, at the 2015 MTNA competition; winner of the 2014 Menomonee Falls
Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition; winner of the Junior String Division and
Overall Junior Division of the 2014 Midwest Young Artist Walgreens National Concerto
Competition; winner of the 2013 and 2011 Madison Symphony Orchestra Fall Youth
Concerto Competitions, for which he was the guest soloist with the Madison Symphony
in both 2013 and 2011; winner of both Junior and Senior Divisions of the Sejong Music
Competition at ages 12 and 13, respectively; Merit Scholarship recipient to the Music
Institute of Chicago; the youngest semi-finalist of the 2013 Stradivarius International
Violin Competition; fellowship recipient of Montecito International Music Festival;
winner of the 2011 MYSO Philharmonia (at age 10) and 2010 Sinfonia (at age 9) Concerto
Competitions; and a winner of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Bach Double Violin
Competition at ages 7 and 8.
In addition to violin study, Julian has been studying the piano with Stefanie Jacob since
the age of 7. He loves to read, play basketball and watch sports with his dad. Julian is
currently studying privately with Ms. Hye-Sun Lee at the Music Institute of Chicago.
BRAVO!
We are so proud of you
Deiondre Parks
Love,
Mom, Dominick, & Grandma
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M E T R O P O L I TA N S Y M P H O N Y O R C H E S T R A
FIRST VIOLINS
Abigail Ruchti, Concertmaster
Anna McDougall, Associate Concertmaster
Sarah May
Margaret Knox
Marianna Tellez
Sarah Bagin
Zachary Chua
Tiffany Pham
Daniel Kim
Brian Li
Sophia Sun
Jenny Lietz
Hannah Ulatowski
Graci Mentink
Teresa Wan
Emma Dougherty
Calvin Osinga
Rylan Smolik
Angela Gotcher
Eileen Freres
Heidi Willden
Claire Liu
Emily Lambert
Amber Soik
Dannira Kulenovic
SECOND VIOLINS
Rachel Fu, Principal
Ben Spicer, Associate Principal
Kasumi Grace Stoll
Jonah Kartman
Natalie Feider
Gabriela Vazquez
Haley Dagenais
Sydney Kutsch
Teresa Snyder
John Sherman
Yoonho Cho
Murali Palathinkara
Derek Guo
Logan Kittle
Haley Marquardt
Ben Briselden
Amelia Moore
Emma Klahorst
Samuel Bourgeois
Ross Pelzel
Brady Cincotta
Anna Seboldt
VIOLAS
Rachel Radewahn, Principal
Tyler Stepp, Associate Principal
German Gomez
Angeline Moyer
Jordyn Gonzalez
Logan Crizer
Kerwin Hackett
Jessica Spottek
Julien Riviere
Riya Sood
Candace Walther
Paula Lovo
Dominic Hutt
Kate Calvey
Brittnie McDaniel
Kasia Walker
CELLOS
Stephen Simuncak, Principal
Daniel Yin, Associate Principal
Joel Osinga
Lauren Simmons
Ian Wasserman
Lorenzo DeMichele
Jacob Norman
Clara Lemaitre
Livia Quinn
William Clark
Andrew Li
Samantha Ranney
Michaela Lonski
Peter Jodarski
Jack Calvey
Karla Rodriguez
Erica Calvache
David Cubias
BASSES
Andrew Crapitto, Principal
Andrew Schrom, Associate Principal
Ariel Oster
Harrison Willow
Jacob McKee
Mariela Reyes
HARP
Clarissa Schilling, Principal
Fanfare and Finale
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M E T R O P O L I TA N S Y M P H O N Y O R C H E S T R A
FLUTES
Emily Daykin
Carmen Magestro
Manasi Mohan
Peyton Sandri
OBOES
Natalie Arnold
Rebecca Hobson
Rachel Illgen
ENGLISH HORN
Natalie Arnold
CLARINETS
Emma Chung
Sophie Dion-Kirschner
Katie Kitzinger
George Papajohn
BASSOONS
Valerie Kelly
Daniel Park
HORNS
Zachary Brubaker
Noah Lesko
c o n t.
Kelsi Morris
Matthew Shelver
Henry Witt
TRUMPETS
Bennett Dirksmeyer
Déjà Evans
Alex Hamilton
Alexander Rehorst
TROMBONES
Alexander Bickelhaupt
Samantha Egelseer
Pierson Fisher
Matthew Hickmann
Matthew Stoller
TUBAS
Ty Evans
Zachary Hebert
PERCUSSION
Joshua Catania
Adam Moscinski
Jeremy Reutebuch
Tevin Sharp
SENIOR SYMPHONY
FIRST VIOLINS
Samantha Carter, Co-Concertmaster
Linzheng Shi, Co-Concertmaster
Abigail Schneider, Co-Concertmaster
Zaneta Domblesky, Co-Concertmaster
Mercedes Cullen, Co-Concertmaster
Julian Rhee, Co-Concertmaster
Sonora Brusubardis, Co-Concertmaster
Tabby Rhee, Co-Concertmaster
Sebastian Chou
Daniella Brusubardis
Arianna Brusubardis
Alex Zhu
Mara Bajic
Alex Quinn
Hannah Greene
Ivana Bajic
Manuel Landin
Kateri Yank
Nathan Wang
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Brian Zhu
Marshall Peng
Emma Soldon
Sabrina Wang
SECOND VIOLINS
Elizabeth Hayes, Co-Principal
Natalia Sorbjan, Co-Principal
Stephanie Pham, Assistant Principal
Ellie Plachinski
Jasper Olsen
Abigail Lewis
Jubilee Hou
Adam El-Meanawy
Ariel Kim
FionaMae Pantoga-Montoto
Sarah Liu
Gabriela Moreno
John Kerns
Jessica Everts
SENIOR SYMPHONY
c o n t.
Serena Lai
Justin Brewer
Andy Tanel
Kevin Tanel
Ellen Goldstein
Roman Kosarzycki
HARPS
Liesel Gutzwiller
Devorah Fisher
VIOLAS
Carly Schulz, Co-Principal
David Foster, Co-Principal
Katie Voss, Assistant Principal
Julia Steen
Jessica Hitchcock
Joohee Sim
Isabel Cabrera
Griffin Pabian
Crystal Muñoz
Logan Huck
Alondra Garcia
Giselle Oliva
Neche Veyssal
FLUTES
Max Lin
Kirsten Meier
Michelle Shin
CELLOS
Christian Morzinski, Co-Principal
Ben Boehm, Co-Principal
Benjamin Bauer, Co-Principal
Chris Anderson, Co-Principal
Hannah Kasun, Co-Principal
Emma Bittner
Ben Karbowski
Joshua Lukas
Gabriela Cardenas
Evan Stroud
Zach Buehler
Malik Johnson
Peter Lehman
John Turco
BASSES
Christopher Carloni, Co-Principal
Alec Henry, Co-Principal
Olivia Reyes
Henry Cloran
Hadley Kling
Alisha Bowen
Ethan Suhr
Aleksandra Zielonka
PIANO
John Schindler
OBOES
Olivia Dellomodarme
Maya Sarder
Julia Simpson
Abigail Zeman
ENGLISH HORN
Maya Sarder
CLARINETS
Abbey Atwater
Stephen Bagin
Veronica Daniel
Saloni Rao
E-FLAT CLARINET
Abbey Atwater
BASS CLARINETS
Abbey Atwater
Stephen Bagin
BASSOONS
Rylie Morris
Conor O’Neill
Ethan Shuler
CONTRA BASSOON
Conor O’Neill
HORNS
Adam Carlson
Lindsey Frisch
Erin Krofta
Madison Larson
Aliyah Qualls
Connor Schmidt
Daniel Trotier
Fanfare and Finale
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SENIOR SYMPHONY
c o n t.
TRUMPETS
Andrew Burzinski
Anthony Burzinski
Andrew Herndon
Clement Mattox
Luke Schwerer
TROMBONES
Sam Amore
Nathanial Esten
Patrick Hutchins
Zach Schickert
TUBAS
Jake Shebuski
Jacob Thoreson
PERCUSSION
Brendan Farrell
Sam Hantzsch
Zach Knutson
Aaron Miller
Lucas Sem
In Senior Symphony, section leadership assignments rotate within each concert cycle.
Bravo!
We are so proud of you,
Abigail
Roman,
Thank you for taking us on your amazing
journey with MYSO. Congratulations!
We’re excited for you on your next journey!
Love, Sami, Mom, Dad
Love, Mom, Dad, Mikeala and Luke
Callahan Lieungh!
Love,
Mom, Dad, and Eliana
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BRAVO!
We are so proud of you,
MATTHEW SHELVER
Love,
Mom, Dad, and Jennifer
METAMORPHOSIS
Sunday, May 10, 2015, 7:00 p.m.
Harris Theater
Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts
SINFONIA PHILHARMONIC
Steven Rindt, Music Director
Carter Simmons, Conductor
EDWARD ELGAR Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4, Op. 89
Mr. Simmons
NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Themes from “Scheherazade”
arr. Richard Meyer Mr. Simmons
RICHARD MEYER An American Rhapsody
Mr. Rindt
FELIX MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 5
arr. Vernon F. Leidig IV.Reformation
Mr. Rindt
WIND ENSEMBLE
Thomas L. Dvorak, Music Director
Nicholas Carlson, Assistant Conductor
THOMAS DOSS Montana Fanfare
LUCAS SEM Phenomenon
Mr. Dvorak
Fellow, John Downey Creation Project World Premiere
Christian Ellenwood, Mr. Carlson
Supervising Composer
MALCOLM ARNOLD Prelude, Siciliano and Rondo
arr. John Paynter Mr. Dvorak
Prelude
Siciliano
Rondo
DWAYNE S. MILBURN Two portraits for Jayden
ANDREW BOYSEN, JR. Fanatasy on a Theme by Sousa
Mr. Carlson
Mr. Dvorak
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T H O M A S DVO R A K | M U S I C D I R E C TO R
Thomas Dvorak is Professor Emeritus/Director of Bands at the
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he served as Professor and
Director of Bands from 1979 until his retirement in 2007. He serves as
Music Director of MYSO’s Summer Wind Ensemble and Wind
Ensemble, a position he has held since the ensemble’s inception in
1988.
Professor Dvorak has had a very distinguished career, appearing as
a conductor/guest lecturer in 29 states as well as Canada, Europe, Japan and Australia.
In 2007, he served as the headliner/lecturer for the Manitoba Canada Province Music
Educators Conference. In 1994, he was invited to teach the National Symposium on
Conducting in Melbourne, Australia, for the Orchestra and Band Directors of Australia;
in addition, that same year, he became the first American conductor to serve at the
University of Lauceston’s Summer Music School in Tasmania, Australia, where he
conducted and performed on trumpet in the faculty brass quintet.
He is the author of many articles and books on repertoire/music literature for bands and
wind ensembles.
He has received numerous awards, including an “Outstanding Secondary Educator
of America” award in 1974 for his distinguished work with the McFarland, WI, band
program, and the “Citation of Excellence” by the National Band Association six times for
his achievements and contributions to bands. In 2014, he was honored with the Austin
Harding outstanding achievement award for his contributions in the development of
American school bands at the 60th annual convention of the American School Band
Directors Association.
For Mr. Dvorak’s full biography, please visit www.myso.org.
N I C H O L A S C A R L S O N | A S S I S TA N T C O N D U C TO R
Nicholas J. Carlson serves on the faculty at the University of IllinoisChicago where he is the Assistant Director of Bands. Prior to his work
in Chicago, he was a graduate associate for the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) band department, where he earned a
Master’s of Music Degree with a dual concentration in Instrumental
Conducting and Clarinet Performance under the direction of John
Climer and Todd Levy, respectively. He served as the graduate
conducting associate with the UWM University Band and UWM Youth Wind Ensembles,
and assisted with the overall administration of the university band program.
Mr. Carlson is an active educator and freelance clarinetist and performs regularly
throughout the Midwest. He was the featured soloist with FullScore Chamber Orchestra
(Zion, IL), performing the Artie Shaw Clarinet Concerto in August, 2014. Other recent
performances include the world premier and recording of Music for Five by Marc Mellits.
Prior to moving to Milwaukee, Mr. Carlson attended the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education.
For Mr. Carlson’s full biography, please visit www.myso.org.
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L U C A S S E M , J O H N D OW N E Y F E L L OW
Lucas Sem, a junior at New Berlin Eisenhower High School, has been
playing the drums for three years, studying with Mike Hernke, and
briefly with Dean Borghesani. He is also a self-taught guitarist. He
started with the violin at age five with Colleen Fitzgerald and for a
short time, played the trombone and trumpet. Lucas is a member of
Senior Symphony, and also participates in MYSO’s Jazz Studies
program and UJAY at UW-Milwaukee. He is actively involved in his
school jazz, concert, and marching band programs. Lucas has only recently started
composing, this being his first large work, composed with the help of Christian
Ellenwood. He finds soundtrack music to be an interesting genre of music, being a
combination of classical, electronic, and rock music, and has taken many of the ideas
used by prominent composers of that genre, such as Thomas Bergersen, in his piece.
S T E V E N R I N D T | M U S I C D I R E C TO R
Mr. Rindt has been the conductor and music director of MYSO’s
Sinfonia since 1995 and has been a MYSO conductor and coach since
1985. An alumnus of MFY/MYSO, he received his Bachelor of Music
Education degree from UW-Milwaukee and his Master of Music in
Music Performance/String Pedagogy from UW-Madison with
professional affiliations as member and past board member of WIASTA and member of The Conductors Guild. In 2009, Mr. Rindt retired
as director of orchestras at Nathan Hale High School and elementary schools in the West
Allis School District. Mr. Rindt served as interim director of the Chamber/Symphony
Orchestras at UW-Whitewater (2009-2012) and interim director of orchestras at
Marquette University (2007-2009). He has also served for ten years at both the UWWhitewater Summer Orchestra Camp (director/conductor/faculty) and at the renowned
Interlochen Arts Camp as Junior Orchestra director. In 2001, Mr. Rindt received the Music
Teacher of the Year Award from the Civic Music Association of Milwaukee and in 2006,
received the Music Teacher of the Year Award from Classical Music Station WFMR.
Currently, he is Associate Director of Orchestras at New Berlin Eisenhower and performs
as bassist with the Wisconsin Philharmonic and Festival City Symphony.
For Mr. Rindt’s full biography, please visit www.myso.org.
C A R T E R S I M M O N S | P L E A S E S E E PAG E 7 F O R B I O G R A P H Y.
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WIND ENSEMBLE
FLUTES
Holly Venkitaswaran, Principal
Hannah Muzzey
Emmaline Lagerman
Brynn Flannery
Nicolas Quero
Harleen Arora
Nicole Parmenter
Lauren Engelking
Margot Armbruster
Stephanie Wolfgram
ALTO SAXOPHONES
Mackenzie Schmidt, Principal
Owen Gaber
Adarsh Rajaraman
Kyle Lee
Emily Jane Adams
Analise Lagerman
Sam Lailer
OBOES
Alex Mortensen, Principal
Grayson Eichmeier
Kathryn Riordan
Grace Sueflohn
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Steven Fricano, Principal
CLARINETS
Gene Lee, Principal
Camille Kostick
Derek Fairburn
Max Ehlers
Sydney Evenson
Emily Buske
Rebekah Baas
Zari Horowitz
Stacy Gebhard
Rhea Ramachandran
Francesca Amara
Alexus Aleman
Andres Ferreira
E-FLAT CLARINET
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BASS CLARINETS
Carley Brenner, Principal
Jackeline Lopez
Brady Wraalstad
BASSOONS
Paul Butler, Co-Principal
Jacob Chang, Co-Principal
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HORNS
Matthew Trotier, Principal
Leah Rodewald
Anja Logan
Ella Harper-Schiehl
Aaron Mosey
Moriah Bagin
Emily Willis
Jennifer Pyritz
Noah Schwab
Rachel Czestler
Erika Reiner
TRUMPETS
Matthew Kellen, Principal
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Jacob Hogan
Harris McCafferty
James Koeberl
Tim Bruce
Michael Joyce
Maya Barwick
Zach Peppel
Kyle Hilgendorf
TROMBONES
Nick Buske, Principal
Danny Levy
Travis Cooke
Carter Stone
Nathan Hannan
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c o n t.
EUPHONIUMS
Stephanie Plautz, Principal
Kayden Rinzel
Abigail Fleischmann
Eve Runquist
TUBAS
Nathan Wegerbauer, Principal
Eireann Murphy
Jamie Davis
PERCUSSION
Simon Arpin
Nick Best
Beckett Cantwell
Colin Cooksey
Peter Keepman
Elaina Nelson
HARP
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SINFONIA PHILHAR MONIC
FIRST VIOLINS
Cora Spicer, Concertmaster
Alexandra Castroverde,
Associate Concertmaster
Isabella Vesely, Co-Assistant Concertmaster
Grace Gierach, Co-Assistant Concertmaster
Anna Misky
Colin Knutson
Alanna Szczech
Ethan Shin
Joseph Ho
Alex Fisher
William Fitzpatrick
Emily Cheng
Haili Farmer
Isabel Hernandez
Jonathan Knutson
Hope Kim
Oskar Meneses
Leticia Hernandez
Andrew Knutson
Aryanah Visintainer
Ellen Lisser
Scott Noseworthy
Mara Wells
Ashley Jurceka-Kolasinski
John Price
Sarai Van Leer
Tyja Hall
Antony Rainchik
Ahmed Ali
Brandan Kral
Brian Aguirre
Hannah Cha
Anthony Kimm
Gabrielle Chrislu
Maggie Gotz
Ishani McNutt
SECOND VIOLINS
Mara Hoffman, Principal
Heaven Kim, Associate Principal
Abigail Chu, Co-Assistant Principal
Matthew Krmpotich, Co-Assistant Principal
Amy Lieu
Julia Radewahn
Emily Ratsavong
Isabella Thiel
Leah Nyholm
Zane Straka
Grace Watkins
Natalie Crandall
Julie Kim
Christopher Knutson
Brett Maas
Maddison Hathaway
Autumn Mays
Smita Nayak
Komal Khatri
Ravina Sachdev
Anela Lockwood
Elizabeth Tan
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Jenny Davis
Terrence Moore Jr.
Jordan Webb
Cady Muller
Miguel Neo Mamawan
Daniel Shveytser
Eleanor Sear
Ian Hoffman
Katherine Hullin
Adea Dunn
N’jame Kroupa
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Corinne Wright, Assistant Principal
Livia Romanov
Lilian Vélez
Neha Shetty
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Seth Amland
Daniela Ruiz
Noah Strothers
Emma Zei
Harrison Tremarello
Siri Reichelt
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BASSES
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Lizeth Flores
Peyton Wilkoski
Serene Tomaszewski
Alicia Urgel de la Torre
Jordan Ferber
Layla Jackson-Journey
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OBOES
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HORNS
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Eireann Murphy
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SYMPHONIC CELEBRATION
Saturday, May 16, 2015, 7:00 p.m.
Shattuck Music Center Auditorium, Carroll University
PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
Linda Siegel, Director
WES STEVENS Four African Dances
ARTHUR LIPNER Sweet Rio
DAN MOORE Sleepless
PHILHARMONIA
Daniel Duffy, Music Director
CARLOS MEYERS Serenity
Fellow, John Downey Creation Project World Premiere
Ron Foster, Supervising Composer
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor
I. Allegro non troppo
Abigail Hanna, violin
Winner, 2015 Philharmonia Concerto Competition
SERGEI PROKOFIEV Suite from Lieutenant Kijé
I. The Birth of Kijé
III. Kijé’s Wedding
IV. Troika
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI Overture to La Gazza Ladra
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Carter Simmons, Music Director
CLEMENT MATTOX Morceau Zenekari
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
Fellow, John Downey Creation Project
Amanda Schoofs, Supervising Composer
World Premiere
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93
I. Allegro vivace e con brio
II. Allegreto scherzando
III. Tempo di Menuetto
IV. Allegro vivace
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L I N DA S I E G E L | D I R E C TO R
Linda Siegel is the retired Assistant Principal Percussionist with the
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. She is originally from Boston and
attended the New England Conservatory of Music where she studied
with Vic Firth, former timpanist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Linda has been involved with Music For Youth/MYSO for over 30 years
as a coach and percussion specialist. She is currently very involved
with various ethnic music ensembles using many different ethnic
percussion instruments including Fankafoli, a Guinea style African Ensemble, and
Ethnictricy, a multi-ethnic ensemble. Linda still maintains active performance
participation in Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra educational concerts, performing over
30 concerts a year with four different chamber groups. Needless to say her life as a
musician is going down many different and exciting paths.
DA N I E L D U F F Y | M U S I C D I R E C TO R
Daniel Duffy serves as Director of Bands at Waukesha West High
School. His educational background includes a Master’s Degree in
Conducting from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory
of Music and a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from The Ohio
State University. His principal conducting teachers include Eugene
Corporon and Craig Kirchhoff. Just prior to arriving in Waukesha in
2001, Mr. Duffy was Associate Director of Bands at Kansas State
University, where he was Conductor of the K-State Concert Band, Assistant Director of the
Pride of Wildcat Land Marching Band and taught courses in American music. Mr. Duffy
was previously music director at high schools in Pennsylvania, Ohio and in Rice Lake,
Wisconsin. In addition, he was a graduate conducting associate at the University of
Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
Mr. Duffy’s ensembles have received critical acclaim at regional and national performance
events since 1985. Ensembles under his direction have been selected to perform at three
WMEA State Music Conferences, seven NBA State Conventions and four NFL half-time
shows. He has also coordinated performance tours in New Orleans, Dallas, St. Louis,
Orlando, Washington, D.C., Boston and New York City.
For Mr. Duffy’s full biography, please visit www.myso.org.
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C A R L O S M E Y E R S , J O H N D OW N E Y F E L L OW
Carlos Meyers is a freshman currently attending Rufus King
International High School. He has played the French horn for four
years and is in his second year with MYSO as a member of
Philharmonia. In addition to the horn, Carlos plays the piano, trumpet
and trombone. Through the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Nancy
Cline has helped Carlos learn the intricacies of playing the horn.
Carlos is a budding composer and conductor, and hopes to pursue
those two subjects through college and as a career. He enjoys all forms of the performing
arts, including acting, and recently performed in “A Christmas Carol” with the Milwaukee
Repertory Theater for a second consecutive year, after previous performances with First
Stage. Carlos would like to thank MYSO for his second experience in the John Downey
Creation Project, and thank Mr. Dan Duffy, in particular, for helping the group learn and
perfect the piece. Carlos would like to also thank Mr. Ron Foster, who mentored him this
and last year, for his assistance throughout this amazing journey, offering honesty and
encouragement while Serenity was being written. This has been an exceptional
experience for not only Carlos, but for everyone who has helped him and shown their
support. Along with this composition, Carlos is currently in the process of writing many
other musical pieces, including his first symphony. Carlos is grateful for this experience
and hopes you enjoy the concert!
ABIGAIL HANNA , CELLO
Abigail Hanna is a sixth grader at Robinwood Elementary School in
Franklin. She began playing the cello at age six, taking lessons from
Jane Borden, her former first grade teacher. Since third grade, Abby
has been a student of Ravenna Helson, Cello Instructor for MYSO’s
Progressions program and Principal Cello of the Milwaukee Ballet
Orchestra. At the age of eight, Abby started playing at MYSO in the
Progressions Program, and now, at age twelve, she is currently CoPrincipal Cello of Philharmonia. In addition to winning this year’s Philharmonia Concerto
Competition, Abigail was winner of the String Orchestra Competition in 2013, and was
named honorable mention for the Sinfonia Competition in 2014. She has been selected
to play for several master classes and has participated in MYSO’s Chamber Ensemble
Program for three years. For the past two years, she has performed with the Bach Players
chamber ensemble as a soprano and cellist. She recently advanced to State for her cello
solo in the WSMA Solo and Ensemble Festival.
Abigail is a piano student, as well, and also plays the flute in the Robinwood School band.
When she is not playing the cello, she is on stage performing at First Stage Children’s
Theater. She has also performed with the Florentine Opera and Skai Academy of the
Performing Arts. Abigail is a UPAF performer for various functions, which allows her
the opportunity to give back to the organizations that have played such major roles in
her artistic development and achievements. Abigail is also a member of the Milwaukee
Ballet.
In addition to her passion for the Arts, Abigail enjoys reading, swimming, ice skating, and
spending time with her dog Charlie. She has a fascination with sea turtles and how to
protect them from extinction. Abigail is deeply grateful for the support of her family and
the loving, patient teaching of Ms. Ravenna.
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C A R T E R S I M M O N S | P L E A S E S E E PAG E 7 F O R B I O G R A P H Y.
C L E M E N T M AT TO X , J O H N D OW N E Y F E L L OW
Clement Mattox, a senior at Rufus King International High School in
Milwaukee, picked up the trumpet in sixth grade and began lessons
the following year with Thomas Dvorak. He has been a MYSO
member for six years, performing with the Wind Ensemble, Jazz
Studies, Senior Symphony and Chamber Orchestra—which tonight
will perform his Morceau Zenekari—and various other ensembles.
Clement has also acted as front man/guitarist in his rock band for
three years. As an aspiring player, composer and actor, he longs to embody the passion
art has always stirred in him through his own forms of expression. He is currently CoPrincipal Trumpet in Senior Symphony and would like to attend a conservatory to study
trumpet and composition after high school.
Clement wrote his piece with guidance from Amanda Schoofs, whom he would like
to thank for introducing him to new methods and ways of thinking when composing.
Morceau combines elements of classical orchestral technique with sharply contrasting
contemporary gestures. In an attempt to marry Schoenberg’s 12-tone-row with modern
electronica, it jets out an energetic sequence of independent ideas, smashed together
in an array of melody and emotion. Clement is highly influenced by composers such as
Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Bartok and Stockhausen.
Cheers and Applause
for Carlos Meyers!!
Congratulations on another fine
accomplishment. We look forward to
your next important piece.
With love from
your proud family
Contrabass, Double Bass, Principal Bass
Bravo,
Christopher
Carloni!
Love,
Dad, Mom, Deanne and Britta
Congratulations,
Zaneta Domblesky
We’re blessed and thank God for
all your accomplishments. Always
work diligently and enjoy your life.
Love,
Mom, Dad, and Joseph
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PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
Simon Arpin
Noelle Brasch
Joshua Catania
Brendan Farrell
Sam Hantzsch
Zach Knutson
Aaron Miller
Adam Moscinski
Jeremy Reutebuch
Anna Saviano
Patrick Schmidt
Tevin Sharp
PHILHAR MONIA
FIRST VIOLINS
Maya Lawnicki, Co-Concertmaster
Sam Yang, Co-Concertmaster
Maeve McKaig
Alex Gallatin
Emily Yank
Justin Chu
Elisabeth Krmpotich
Evan Huang
William Pan
Noah Maurer
Lindsey Hammerer
Tehya Crego
Chelsey Kim
Miranda Dachel
April Fan
David Liu
Alea Baumann
Libby Sukowatey
Nova Terkhorn
Hannah Kolt
Nicole Gabriel
Jaime Misky
Elizabeth Merkel
Olivia Storck
Hayley Jasinski
SECOND VIOLINS
Bjorn Larson, Co-Principal
Laura Camila Rodriguez, Co-Principal
Amber Wicklund
Dylan Pawlak
Shelby Suhr
Serena Zacharias
Tatyana Lynn
Madeline Joy
Gabrielle Hildebrand
Victoria Lopez
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Spencer Johnson
Malcolm Balles
Andrea Grimaldo
Marisol Cevallos
Laura Dirk
Skye McCoy
Madeleine DeMichele
Kajal Khatri
Hannah Slaske
Emma Juettner
Jackson Nichols
William Cheng
Kyoko McNeail
Rayana Echols
Sarah Vandenhouten
Varsha Nandakumar
Yoonbin Cho
Viktoriya Pyvovarova
Benjamin Marn
VIOLAS
Zoya Engelking, Principal
Frida Albiter
Nadiyah Salawdeh
Allison Burgdorf
Alana Pecha
Jaelynn Franklin
Emma Jester
Dominic DeMichele
Mradul Surana
Benjamin Tan
Noah Pfaffl
Katie Soboleski
Collin Stewart
Kaprice Maxwell
Jacob Brink
PHILHAR MONIA
c o n t.
CELLOS
Bradley Nowacek, Co-Principal
Abigail Hanna, Co-Principal
Tinglin Shi
Michael Foster
Daniel Augustine
Joshua Roets
Mystique Evans
Imaia Mitchell
Julian Nazareth
Evan Mitchell
John Sellars
Makenzie Cincotta
Emma Lenz
Max Vasatko
Quinn Waters
Madalyn Cincotta
Zach Sekaran
Abigail Muñoz
BASSES
Sam Tucker, Principal
Riley Gillespie
Ian Liban
Amineh Badwan
Daniela Castro
FLUTES
Kennedy Borchardt
Sally Fahr
Kelly Kitzinger
Lauren Lenz
OBOES
Gretchen Froelich
Audrey Geissinger
Daniel Myers
Miko Roman
CLARINETS
Natalie Anderson
Julia Lingo
Greta Schwartz
Bess Werner
BASSOONS
Grace Elmudesi
Callahan Lieungh
HORNS
Cameron Cavett
Meredith Geissinger
Basia Klos
Molly Lampone
Jessica Marty
Carlos Meyers
TRUMPETS
Brendan Anderson
David Bain
Griffin Lowder
Charlie Palm
Alex Watton
TROMBONES
Nathan Bosch
Robert Kearney
Olivia Lefevre
Jake Marble
Ethan Mikulak
TUBA
Matt Milos
PERCUSSION
Noelle Brasch
Chris Ibitoye
Anna Saviano
Patrick Schmidt
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CHA MBER ORCHESTR A
FIRST VIOLINS
Samantha Carter
Zaneta Domblesky
Sonora Brusubardis
Daniella Brusubardis
Alex Quinn
Hannah Greene
Adam El-Meanawy
SECOND VIOLINS
Arianna Brusubardis
Natalia Sorbjan
FionaMae Pantoga-Montoto
Anna McDougall
Justin Brewer
John Kerns
Kevin Tanel
VIOLAS
David Foster
Tyler Stepp
Erin Krofta
Angeline Moyer
Logan Crizer
CELLOS
Benjamin Bauer
Chris Anderson
Emma Bittner
Ben Karbowski
John Turco
Bravo!
We are so proud of you,
Alexandra Kunda
Love,
Mom and Dad
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BASSES
Alec Henry
Christopher Carloni
Hadley Kling
Andrew Crapitto
Harrison Willow
FLUTES
Max Lin
Peyton Sandri
OBOES
Maya Sarder
Julia Simpson
CLARINETS
Abby Atwater
Stephen Bagin
BASSOONS
Ethan Shuler
Conor O’Neill
HORNS
Lindsey Frisch
Madison Larson
Aliyah Qualls
TRUMPET
Clement Mattox
TROMBONE
Zach Schickert
TIMPANI
Brendan Farrell
Jeremy Reutebuch
Zoya,
You’re a
Shining Star!
Love,
Mom, Dad, Darya, and David
SENSATIONAL STRINGS
Sunday, May 17, 2015, 5:00 p.m.
Helen Bader Concert Hall
Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts
PRELUDE ORCHESTRA
Lyda Osinga, Music Director
W.A. MOZART Contredanse en Rondeau
arr. Sandra Dachow
MODEST MOUSSORGSKY The Great Gate of Kiev
arr. Roy Phillippe
American Folk Song John Henry
arr. Carrie Lane Gruselle
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI Overture to William Tell: Finale
arr. Sandra Dackow
STRING ORCHESTRAS WEST AND SOUTH
Dr. Denice Haney and Lynn Trinkl, Music Directors
JOSHUA REZNICOW American Sketches:
A Fantasy for String Orchestra
FRANZ VON SUPPE Highlights from “Pique Dame”
arr. Ralph Ford Dr. Haney
WILLIAM HENRY SQUIRE Danse Rustique, Op. 20, No. 5
Dr. Haney
Marcus Ellinas, cello
Winner, 2015 String Orchestra Concerto Competition
Mrs. Trinkl
KLAUS BADELT Pirates of the Caribbean
arr. T. Ricketts Mrs. Trinkl
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STRING ORCHESTRAS CENTRAL AND NORTH
Lyda Osinga and Anne Marie Peterson, Music Directors
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Three Slavonic Dances
arr. Merle Isaac Ms. Osinga
LIZZY PANTOGA-MONTOTO Medieval
Fellow, John Downey Creation Project World Premiere
Amanda Schoofs, Supervising Composer Ms. Peterson
SAMUEL AKPABOT Three Nigerian Dances
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante cantabile
III. Allegretto
Ms. Peterson
COMBINED STRING ORCHESTRAS AND PRELUDE ORCHESTRA
GUY BERRYMAN/JON BUCKLAND Viva la Vida
WILL CHAMPION/CHRIS MARTIN
arr. L. Moore
Mrs. Trinkl
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Choir Camp: June 14-19
Middle School Band Camp: July 19-24
Flute Camp: July 12-17
Percussion Camp: August 2-7
Jazz Camp: July 6-11
High School Band Camp: July 26-31
Piano Camp: July 12-17
Solo Voice Camp: August 2-7
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LY D I A O S I N G A | M U S I C D I R E C TO R
Lyda Partee Osinga is a National Board Certified Teacher in Early
Adolescent/Young Adult with an orchestra emphasis and currently
teaches orchestra for grades 4-12 for the Wauwatosa School District.
She has presented sessions on teaching for Wisconsin Music
Educators state conferences and for national conferences of the
American String Teachers Association. Previously, Ms. Osinga was the
director of community music schools for the University of WisconsinMadison and at the University of Memphis (TN). Ms. Osinga began playing the violin at
age four and is one of the first American graduates of the Suzuki method. She graduated
summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Music degree in violin performance from West
Virginia University and received a Master of Music with honors from the University of
Colorado in performance and pedagogy.
For Ms. Osinga’s full biography, please visit www.myso.org.
D E N I C E H A N E Y | M U S I C D I R E C TO R
Dr. Haney came to Wisconsin in 1994 from Colorado, where she was
an Assistant Professor of Music and Orchestra Director at Western
State College. Prior to that, she served as Conductor of the Phoenix
Symphony Guild Junior Strings Orchestra and was Director of
Orchestras for the Madison School District in Phoenix, AZ. Dr. Haney
holds a performance degree in viola from Chapman University in
Orange, CA, with teacher certification, as well as Master’s and
Doctoral degrees from Arizona State University. She has performed with the Debut
Orchestra in Los Angeles, National Symphony Orchestra in Quito, Ecuador, Arizona Opera,
Arizona Ballet, Musical Theater of Arizona, Mesa Symphony, Grand Junction Symphony,
Valley Symphony, Woodstock Mozart Festival Orchestra, the Wisconsin Philharmonic,
Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra, Bel Canto Chorus Orchestra, Skylight Opera Orchestra, Bach
Chamber Choir, Les Artistes and Syrinx. Presently she teaches in the Elmbrook School
District and maintains a small studio of private students.
For Dr. Haney’s full biography, please visit www.myso.org.
CONGRATULATIONS
to

Just the beginning of
a long partnership!
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Your Fanilies
Bravo!
We are so proud of you,
Emily adams!
Love,
Mom and Dad
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LY N N T R I N K L | M U S I C D I R E C TO R
Ms. Trinkl is a cum laude graduate of the University of WisconsinMadison with a Bachelor of Music degree in Applied Viola. She also
holds a Master’s of Music degree in Performance and Literature from
the Eastman School of Music. She received her music education
certification from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and has also
studied at the Aspen Music Festival. She has been a string sectional
coach for the Wisconsin State High School Honors Music Project and
has taught for the Waukesha, West Allis and South Milwaukee School Districts and has
maintained a private studio. During summers, Lynn served as Assistant Director and
Counselor Coordinator for the Wisconsin String Teachers Elementary Orchestra Camp.
Lynn has also performed with several local groups, including the Milwaukee Ballet
Orchestra, the Wisconsin Philharmonic and the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra.
A Madison resident, Lynn enjoys spending time with her husband and three children.
For Ms. Trinkl’s full biography, please visit www.myso.org.
A N N E M A R I E P E T E R S O N | M U S I C D I R E C TO R
Ms. Peterson grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. She began musical studies
at Arizona State University before transferring to Northwestern
University in Evanston, Illinois to complete her Bachelor and Master
Degrees in Viola Performance and String Pedagogy. Always an eager
student, Anne Marie earned her Instrumental Music Certification from
the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with additional studies at
Indiana University, Oberlin Conservatory and the Cleveland Institute
of Music. For the past 25 years, Anne Marie was an orchestra teacher for the School
District of Elmbrook. She served two terms as State Chair for Orchestra for the Wisconsin
School Music Association and contributed articles to the Wisconsin School Musician.
Chamber Music America, the Civic Music Association, the Grammy Signature Gold
Organization, and the School District of Elmbrook have recognized Ms. Peterson for her
work with young musicians. Anne Marie retired from public school service in 2011 and
currently teaches Introduction to the Arts, Applied Violin and Viola, and directs the String
Ensemble at Alverno College.
For Ms. Peterson’s full biography, please visit www.myso.org.
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M ARCUS ELLINAS, CELLO
Marcus Ellinas is an eighth grader at Whitefish Bay Middle School and
has been playing cello for eight years. He currently studies with Mr.
Adrien Zitoun, a cellist in the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. He
also enjoys singing, takes voice lessons with Matthew Richardson,
and has played leading roles in his school musical for the last three
years, including Joseph in his school’s production of Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat this year. In addition to the String
Orchestra Concerto Competition, Marcus has competed in district Solo and Ensemble
festivals the last three years, earning a 1* on his cello solo and qualifying for the state
competition this year. Marcus also enjoys playing baseball and tennis, reading, forensics,
music composition and mathematics in his free time.
L I Z Z Y PA N TO G A - M O N TO TO, J O H N D OW N E Y F E L L OW
Lizzy Pantoga-Montoto, age 10, has been studying violin since age
three with her teacher JoAnn Haasler. She composed her first piece
for strings, Leaf Race, at age eight.
Lizzy attends Golda Meir School, through which she traveled to
Denmark last year. Lizzy enjoys writing, reading and playing with
her dogs. She is a regular attendee of the Girls Rock camp and plays
lacrosse.
Lizzy’s “awesome” composition coach is Amanda Schoofs of UW-Milwaukee.
Waukesha Area
Chamber Orchestra
8 TH A N N UA L B E N E F IT CONCE R T
FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2015 | 7:00PM
SHATTUCK AUDITORIUM,
CARROLL UNIVERSITY
Sensational Strings
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PRELUDE ORCHESTR A
FIRST VIOLINS
Colin Corday, Concertmaster
Nathan Tylicki, Assistant Concertmaster
Katrina Briselden
Molly Anders
Sadira Harris
Brooklynn Farmer
Anastasia Luciano
Aden Weisser
Jaelyn Fumbanks
Shimea Kirkendoll
Alyesia Gardner
SECOND VIOLINS
Nathan Lynn, Principal
Max Detzer, Assistant Principal
Olivia Clark
Janiya Harris
Joshua Wilder
Juan Daniel Pasillas
Avian Davis
D’Andre Watson
Kaneah Burks
Nevaeh Hern
Ai’jaina Burkes
VIOLAS
Joyous Johnson, Principal
David Ibitoye
Joshua Curtiss
Alicia Perry
Roman Harvey
CELLOS
Nathan Tan, Principal
Morgan Limbach
Caasi Woji
Jayda Chandler
Eric Gajewski
Nadiatier Hamilton
BASSES
Dajen Forte, Principal
Marvin Bynum
STRING ORCHESTR A WEST
FIRST VIOLINS
Madeline Ahluwalia, Concertmaster
Ellery Prusko
Nicholas Kaja
Victor Herro
Vibhu Rajesh
Ajmal Taujoo
Angelica Yang
Nicole Yang
Camryn Lasota
Olivia Thomae
Mia Wedel
Megan McCarty
Ellie Fuchs
SECOND VIOLINS
Trisha Nandakumar, Co-Principal
Cecilia Koth, Co-Principal
Elizabeth Otten
Camille Valadez
Manasvi Paturu
Mridula Srivathsan
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Clare Plummer
Aashay Mardikar
VIOLAS
Willem Flaugher, Principal
Jacob Doughty
CELLOS
Siddharth Nadkarni, Principal
Noor Salameh
Noah Hockett
Ethan Ostrowski
Ethan Storck
Jane Consiglia Atkinson
Brooke Wisniewski
Collin Schmocker
Arthur Johnson
Ben Ahluwalia
BASS
Liam Phillips, Principal
STRING ORCHESTR A SOUTH
FIRST VIOLINS
Faith Hall, Concertmaster
Noelle Tylicki
Cindy Liu
Caroline Sargent
Laura Rampetsreiter
Rebecca Briesemeister
Riley Smith
Devon Knowles
Carly Bazan
Claudia Gabriel
Margaret Anagnostopoulos
Logan Eldred
Dora Mercado
SECOND VIOLINS
Joseph Elliott, Principal
Jack Gronseth
Alexandra Kunda
Ellie Lin
Brandon LaBeau
Myles Pratt
Grace Frey
Trinity Escalera
Thomas Balestrieri
Brianna North
Atreyu Schilling
VIOLAS
Carmen Reynoso-Perez, Principal
Charlotte Stevenson
Sydney Griffith
Julia Borrelli
CELLOS
Olivia Julien, Principal
Grace Burgess
Laurel Thompson
Kyle McComb
BASS
Emily Adams, Principal
STRING ORCHESTR A NORTH
FIRST VIOLINS
Elizabeth Castroverde, Concertmaster
Savanna Rostad
Yanni Ma
Eleanor Callies
Sam Kovnar
Joshua Cieslewicz
Blessing Kim
SECOND VIOLINS
Danny Azimov, Co-Principal
Ruairig Burmeister, Co-Principal
Ruairi O’Donnell
Kate Tutaj
Nevaeh Lucas
Megan Hawley
Marina Kim
Melissa Stevens
Helena DeLong
VIOLAS
Ayanna Gomez, Principal
Andrew Lewis
Caroline Harkless
CELLOS
Marcus Ellinas, Principal
Isabelle Kramar
Nasya Miller
George Gong
Lizzie Wilkerson
Allen Stribling
BASSES
Nate Steltzer, Principal
Evan McGuire
Arianna Smith
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STRING ORCHESTR A CENTR AL
FIRST VIOLINS
Sydney Farber, Co-Concertmaster
Lydia Prueher, Co-Concertmaster
JahCarria Thompson,
Assistant Concertmaster
Michael Herbst-Synowicz
Martin Herbst-Synowicz
Mercedes Binns
Natalia Cavazos
Carley Molloy
Gabriella Miles
Lizzy Ibitoye
Irene Jerving
Susannah Dobbs
Lizzy Pantoga-Montoto
Ashley Joe-Fuqua
Xiomara Mitchell
Lillian Zippel
Ne’Aja Burden
Ja’el Riseling
Madelyn Andreoni
Ja’nel Riseling
Domingo Pasillas
Zari Ellzey
SECOND VIOLINS
Amelia Scheiber, Principal
Miranda Dobbs, Assistant Principal
Isabella Lozier
Diamond Whyte
Kennedy Wedgeworth
Gabriella Verduzco
Rylee Newell
Boo:
We are so proud of how
you are developing your
musical gifts.
Soli Deo Gloria!
Love,
Mom and Dad
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Anaya Turner
Nailah Fenner
Malia Contrino
Nina Jackson
Katie Keller
Madison Walker
Arisha Sobhani
Celeste Santiago
Isaiah Davis
Jack Tremarello
VIOLAS
Zipporah Salm, Principal
Zita-Lyn Dixon, Assistant Principal
Maya Platt
Amaris Williams
Nyshelle Wilson
Sienna Hackbarth
Sariah Perry
Maha Waheed
CELLOS
Emily Roach, Principal
Raven Johnson, Assistant Principal
Amir King-Green
Anthony Stephens
Eugene Liang
BASSES
Aaron Moreno-Padilla, Principal
Asia Kim-Knighton
Sydney Brunson
T H E J O H N D OW N E Y C R E AT I O N P R OJ E C T
MYSO is proud to collaborate with one of America’s premier new
music ensembles, Present Music, as we bring nine world premiere
student compositions to performance this year. In memory of Dr.
John Downey, both a visionary composer and an inspiring man,
MYSO musicians are invited to have the opportunity to meet with a
professional who guides them from the early structural and
conceptual issues of composition through the final printing and
rehearsals of their work. The John Downey Creation Project provides MYSO ensembles, as
well as the composers, an important and exciting experience by undertaking the many
challenges of new music.
John Downey served as Director of Music Theory and Composition for Music For Youth/
MYSO for more than 40 years and was a very important and beloved member of the
organization’s family until his passing in 2004. Dr. Downey, a Distinguished Professor of
Music at UW-Milwaukee, was an internationally renowned composer who collaborated
with the great artists of his time and, among many honors, was knighted by the French
government. Among many pieces performed by musicians all over the world, he wrote a
number of works for Music For Youth/MYSO, as his students were an essential and joyous
part of his career. Professor Downey played a critically important role in the lives of
thousands of students, several of whom have become noted composers. He was central
to our organization and mission for many years.
The 2015 John Downey Fellows are Veronica Dobbs, Devorah Fisher, Ben Karbowski,
Clement Mattox, Carlos Meyers, Lizzy Pantoga-Montoto, George Papajohn, Jeremy
Reutebuch, and Lucas Sem. We are confident that Dr. Downey would be thrilled by
the enthusiasm, creativity and the seriousness of purpose displayed by these young
composers, to whom he would have referred as “my geniuses.”
B OA R D O F D I R E C TO R S
Chair
Jennifer Mattes
Immediate Past Chair
Patrick Rath
Vice President
Mike Fischer
Treasurer
Craig Peotter
Secretary
Patty Hanz
Directors
Christine Beuchert
Myra Edwards
David Frank
Dennis Garrett, PhD
Troy Hilliard
Amy Jensen
Renee Johnson
Michael Jordan
Gregory Kliebhan
Brad Mahoney
Paul Mathews
Jamshed Patel
John Pienkos
Andrew Sajdak
Matthew Sauer
Laura Snyder
Kent Tess-Mattner
Michael Van Handel
Executive Director
Linda Edelstein
Artistic Director
Carter Simmons
For a full listing of MYSO staff, please visit www.myso.org.
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At Lapham Peak
2015 Season Schedule
BROADWAY SERIES
MUSIC SERIES
$18 Adults, $16 Seniors/Students
$13 Adults, $11 Seniors/Students, $6 Youth
FAMILY
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MUSIC SERIES
$25Adults,
Family,$11
$10Seniors/Students,
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$13
$6Youth
Youth
Shows start at 7:30PM
Party in the Park
by William Shakespeare
Saturday, May 30 6:30PM
Imagination Unlimited
Moon Over Buffalo
Saturday, June 27 7:30PM
Magic - Illusionist Show
Picnic
Saturday, July 11 7:30PM
Connecting with
the Outdoors
Aug 20-22, 27-29, Sep 3-5
Saturday, Aug 8
7:30PM
Saturday, Aug 15
7:30PM
with King Solomon & De La Buena
Much Ado About Nothing
June 4-6, 11-13, 18-20 7:30PM
by Ken Ludwig
Country Music with The Dang-Its
July 16-18, 23-25, 30-31, Aug 1
Bluegrass with Piper Road Band
by William Inge
Irish Music with Tallymoore
A Day for Grace
Sam Llanas
at The Oconomowoc Arts Center
Sep 12 (special pricing)
Please visit our
website for more up-to-date
event information,
and to buy tickets.
Reverend Raven & the
Chain Smokn’ Altar Boys
Shows start at 7:30PM
June 26 with Ken Lonnquist
July 10
with Glen Gerard
August 7
with David Stokes
TheatreCamp
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Aug 10-14 ~ 13 to 17 yr old
Saturday, Sept 12 7:30PM
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Saturday, Sep 19
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ABOUT MYSO
Regularly recognized regionally, nationally and internationally for its artistic excellence,
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra (MYSO) is one of the most successful and
respected youth orchestra programs in the nation. With 1,000 young musicians ages 8-18
from as many as 215 schools, 60 communities and 14 counties throughout southeastern
Wisconsin and northern Illinois participating in MYSO’s many ensemble training
programs, it has become one of the largest organizations of its kind in the United States.
The organization also impacts 5,000 children annually through its extensive community
concert series, and more than 18,000 collective audience members each year. Employing
more than 50 of the region’s finest music educators and teaching artists to implement
its life-changing programming, MYSO also directly impacts hundreds of private music
instructors and school music programs throughout the area.
Instrumental in changing lives since 1956, MYSO’s programs foster critical thinking skills,
creativity and collaboration through more than 25 ensemble options, ranging from
symphony and string orchestras, to jazz and steel pan bands, all providing high quality
musical experiences to students at various skill levels. Inclusive in this effort is MYSO’s
innovative Community Partnership Programs, designed to bring the well-documented
benefits of music study to previously underserved and underrepresented students.
MYSO offers more than 20 additional educational enrichment opportunities to its
members including:
• concerto competitions
• music theory and composition instruction
• a chamber ensemble program
• rehearsals with and coaching by
professional musicians
• recording sessions
• master classes
• domestic and international touring
• a lecture series for parents to learn
more about the music their children are
studying
• merit-based scholarships
• various summer programs
For more information about MYSO and its
many programs, please visit www.myso.org.
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